I have been reading your site for many weeks now and just now decided to post. I am 25 years old and have been off propecia for close to a year now. In this past year I have discovered that I cannot get an erection without the help of viagra or levitra. I have gone to a urologist and had every test they offer. My testosterone levels are not just fine but they are exceedingly high the doctor said. I also had a test to check the blood pressure levels in my penis (to check and make sure blood is getting to it and staying in it to maintain the erection) I cannot even get hard when I masterbate though and certainly not when I am with a woman. I am not sure if anyone else is having this problem i.e. blood tests all normal but still no erection. If so I think we should explore this further? I am truly at a loss and obviously extremely devastated by all of this as you all are your own conditions as well. Does anyone have any info on cases such as mine?
Do you get morning wood? I’m in a much similar point now, I am borderline asexual because of this s*it! You sohuld write your story to the member’s section and post your hormones
Do you still suffer hairloss or the whole balding process is shot down or reduced dramaticaly? Did you notice any existing coincinedce like that one?
Morning wood is the key question here, if you do get morning erections, then perhaps you need to see a sexual therapist of some sort, I don’t mean to offend you I’ve considered the option myself, and some places they give you a “sexual surrogate” which in other words is a woman to have sex with you in order to aid your healing, I know it’s nuts and I couldn’t believe it that such practices legally existed haha.
Another possible explanation I could think of is perhaps you’re producing too much T and the excess testosterone is being converted to estrogen. Make sure you have a thorough blood test done. It makes me sick how half-assed a lot of doctors are. Make sure you get things like estrogens, progesterone, cortisol, and prolactin checked out.
Or maybe the problem lies in the receptor site and your androgen receptors have been de-sensitized from your high level of androgens.
Whatever the case, you should post your blood results for more accurate guessing.
Will my doctor give these results over to me willingly? I never thought about the testosterone turning to estrogen… does this happen?
My morning wood situation is touch and go. Sometimes I get erect but it never lasts and its very desensitized feeling…numb. I occassionally lately have been getting a warm sensation in that general region but I can never get an erection without the use of levitra – also way too scared to even try now.
I think it is a good idea to get someone to help me in this department. I have contacted a therapist but do they really have girls who nurse u back to sexual robustness – so to speak?
bigsoftie…would you mind explaining the androgen aspect a bit more to me? What are they? How do they work? My feeling is that my testosterone is fine because I do have the urge but not the ability… it feels as if my penis is desensitized to things… almost turned off.
my use of it was preventative because my parents suggested it.
I dont know what is up with my hairloss because i never really had any…
TESTOSTERONE - 803
PROLACTIN - 4.08
FSH - 3.0
LH - 2.9
this is all I have really…
it appears they didnt test my DHT or my Androgen levels…
unless it is under something I dont recognize
oh maybe I should put this
Testosterone – 803 ----- ng/dl ------ 270-970
prolactin 4.08 - 2.10-17.70
FSH - 3.0 1.6-18.1
LH – 2.9 2.0-18.0
Please create a new thread with your hormones in the Hormones & Bloodtests section and link to it in your last post here. Easier to follow that way.
Be sure to include ranges beside your test results.